Pickaxe-shaped ceremonial? object carved in wood

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Object Number 91-6-70/50563

Display Title Pickaxe-shaped ceremonial? object carved in wood

Descriptions

Object Description Pickaxe-shaped ceremonial? object carved in wood

Inventory Description Sculpture, carved wood, discoidal perforated center, 2 winglike projections

Classification

Sculpture

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Additional Geographic Terms Papuan Gulf?

Materials Wood, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 56.2 x 8 x 7 cm (22 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 50563

Provenance

Seller A. P. Goodwin

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